candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
the lower classes; the common people
dignity; quality; grace; panache; level
how; in what way; by what means
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
palanquin; litter; bier; kago
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
you'll have to pay for it; the bill will come due; there's no escaping
relaxation; recreation; recess
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
protest; refutation; pleading
at the earliest; at the soonest
to give the stamp of approval
of course; certainly; naturally
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
issuance (e.g. of a passport); issuing
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
one day; (on) a certain day
private secretary; amanuensis
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
dispute over water rights; dispute over the distribution of water into paddies during the summer (in rural areas)
petition; complaint; (legal) brief
to the best of one's meager ability; the little help one can be; though my help might not be worth much
suddenly; all at once; rapidly
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
comfort; consolation; diversion